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2016广西蒙山县高考英语阅读理解二轮专练（1）及答案 写人记事（阅读理解）由 (2012成都七中高三模拟)It had been a very disheartening day.The doctors had given us the worst of news.Our daughter,who had just completed her first brain surgery to remove a tumor (肿瘤) and was going through radiation treatment,was now officially given a two percent chance of survival as this type of cancer had no cure. My wife and I decided to take our daughter to lunch before continuing our afternoon conversation.We went to a local restaurant where we sat in silence waiting for the waitress.I noticed a very elderly couple sitting a few feet away,who were also in silence and did not say a word.I couldn’t help but wonder what challenges they had faced in their life and if they ever faced such terrible news about a child of theirs. We eventually ordered our lunch and we ate what we could still sitting in silence.At some point I became intrigued by the old couple.I thought to myself that they hadn’t yet spoken to each other and I wondered if it was the peace they were enjoying or the food or maybe both.However,at some point I lost interest and put my focus back on my lunch. Molly was still talking away and enjoying her meal.Her mom and I both listened and tried to be happy in her presence but it wasn’t going very well.All of a sudden I saw a hand come out of nowhere.It was huge and I could tell that it had been afflicted with arthritis (关节炎).I couldn’t take my eyes off that hand.It landed on my daughter’s tiny six-year-old hand and as it did it I looked up; it was the old woman who had been sitting with the old man in silence eating their lunch. I looked into her eyes and she spoke,but not to me.She looked at my daughter and simply whispered,“If I could do more for you I would” and then she smiled and moved away to join her husband,who had moved towards the door. “Look,a whole dollar,” Molly spoke with excitement as she discovered a crumpled one dollar bill left behind by the old lady.I looked up to thank her,but she was gone.I sat stunn